Tuesday, June 10, 2008

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Trevor Paglen: The Other Night Sky / MATRIX 225

Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAM/PFA)11am-5pm

Photography is an act of concentrated seeing, and by extension an act of knowing. Its origins are intrinsically linked to the idea of the “document,”…

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The Butterfly Zone: The Conservatory of Flowers’ exhibition of live butterflies

Conservatory of Flowers9 AM- 5 PM Closed Mondays

Fly on over to the Conservatory of Flowers this spring because the butterflies are back, and there are more than ever. The popular exhibit…

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Digital Transformations

The Intel Museum9am-6pm

Explore through interactive exhibits how technologies used to capture images, communicate across distance and record sound have evolved over…

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Vito Acconci, William Wegman, and Lawrence Weiner

SFMOMADaily (except Wednesdays), 4pm

Total running time: 70 min. Daily (except Wednesdays), 2:30 p.m. Koret Visitor Education Center Program includes Home Movies (Vito Acconci,…

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Parting the Curtain: Asian Art Revealed

Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAM/PFA)W - Su 11 a.m. - 5 p.m., Th 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.

“Asian art” is not one but many diverse expressions of culture, religion, and aesthetics. The broad geographical range of Asia, from the subcontinent…

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Birth of the Cool

Oakland Museum of California10am-5pm

The Oakland Museum of California goes from retro to metro in its 1950s-era Birth of the Cool and contemporary Cool Remixed exhibitions, opening…

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Ira F. Brilliant Center for Beethoven Studies

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Librarycall for details

Displays of original Beethoven manuscripts, first editions, a lock of the composer's hair, art and demonstrations of historical keyboards. Fifth…

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Children's Exhibits

Children's Discovery Museum of San Josecall for details

The museum hosts a variety of ongoing, hands-on exhibits for kids. Exhibits include "Bubbalogna," "Current Connections," "Secrets of Circles"…

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In Our Own Backyard

Oakland Museum of California10 am - 5 pm, opens at 12noon on Sun

The exhibition offers visitors a virtual tour through the East Bay's most scenic parks and open spaces, following the flow of water from snow-capped…

Jane Hammond: Paper Work

de Young Museum9:30am - 5:15pm, till 8:45pm on Friday

Featuring 35 unique paper objects, drawings and prints. For nearly two decades, New York artist Jane Hammond has been using a fixed lexicon…

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For Tent and Trade: Masterpieces of Turkmen Weaving

de Young Museum9:30am - 5:15pm, till 8:45pm on Friday

Selected works from the museum's collection of Turkman carpets and textiles. This exhibition features selected masterpieces from the Fine…

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Vollard, Editeur: Illustrated Books Published by the Legendary French Art Dealer

Legion of Honor9:30am-5:15pm

Vollard, Editeur is the second in a series of exhibitions that focus on legendary publishers who were primarily art dealers. Ambroise Vollard…

Treasures From the Holy Land

Legion of Honor9:30am-5:15pm

Including rotating examples of the rare Dead Sea Scroll fragments and other artifacts spanning more than 5,000 years. This exhibition includes…

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Scott Snibbe: Falling Girl

Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAM/PFA)11am-5pm

Scott Snibbe’s Falling Girl, an interactive media installation animating the Durant Avenue entrance of the museum, represents an exciting new…

Makishi: Mask Characters of Zambia

Cantor Arts Center11am-5pm

More than 100 makishi, or mask characters, from the "Three Corners" region of Africa.

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Later Chinese Jades

Asian Art Museum10am–5pm

Jades from the Ming Dynasty to Early Twentieth Century.

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Voices From the Cannery

History | San Josesee website for details

An online-only exhibit presenting oral histories from former plant workers. Visit www.historysanjose.org/cannerylife to view the exhibit.

Technology Exhibits

The Tech Museum of Innovation10am-5pm

Museum hosts "Life Tech," "Innovation" and "Exploration."

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